Libertas

I'm taking it. I requested it from my doc and his response was 'it's not a magic bullet, you can just stop taking it and be back in the same pattern'. I just wanted to break the vicious cycle. I'm pretty mindful of med interactions and the fear of a reaction alone is enough to keep me from playing with proverbial fire. I don't plan to be on it long. I don't find it a crutch--it's supplemental at best. To answer the original question, it is eliminated slowly by the body and that length of time varies based on your own physiology. I've heard around a week or two. To purposely discontinue for a 'break' defeats the purpose (take it from me), however I'm going to ultimately defer to your MD for specifics...

To those that have taken/are still on it---the only side effect of note for me is persistent headaches. Do these diminish over time? Yeah, the alternative is less appealing, but I'm just curious.

thx

Oceanmizt

It has saved my life too!
It was very hard to get an implant but I don’t regret it for a second

Stayingsassy

I used Antabuse through several attempts. It didn’t work. It was my only deterrent to drinking, so I kept my illusions about drinking alive and when it got too difficult I just waited 2 weeks and drank. Then i tried moderating with it. I ended up having Intermittent reactions to the drug when I drank too early.

The consequences to drinking had to become so unacceptable to me that I truly wanted to stop drinking, then I didn’t need Antabuse. That said, I am in favor of anything that works for people slaying the alcohol beast. Get it done, that’s all that counts.